‘There are souls out here:’ Refugee encampment cleared from Kent without solution

Nearly 200 asylum-seeking refugees were moved out of a homeless encampment in Kent on Tuesday. Many of them, including women and children, called the encampment home for months. But with just minutes’ notice, around 5:30 a.m., King County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Kent Police Department officers came into the camp, told the people to leave, brought in huge dumpsters and cleared the area.

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